Brand won’t tone down his routine

Controversial comic Russell Brand said he would never tone down his comedy routine and was not afraid of censure.

As hundreds of fans flocked to a DVD signing session in central London, Brand leapt to the defence of fellow stand-ups Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle, who were criticised recently for offensive routines.

Russell Brand said he would never tone down his routine

He said: “I’ve heard them jokes, they’re good jokes they are. Frankie Boyle is brilliant and Jimmy Carr is brilliant.”

He added: “They’re not trying to be offensive, no one is actually offended, the people saying they’re offended aren’t actually offended, the whole thing is constructed.”

Last year, Brand resigned from his job at BBC Radio 2 after the scandal surrounding a series of lewd messages he left on actor Andrew Sachs’ answer phone.

But he insists “Manuel-gate”, as Brand prefers to call it, was just “rhubarb and guff” and he would do the same again.

“I would’ve done nothing differently. I apologise for the thing I did wrong to the person I did it to but the whole subsequent scandal was funny, it is funny I think. It’s just rhubarb and guff.”

And he vowed never to tone down his own material for fear of further censure.

During his appearance at HMV’s Oxford Street store, Brand said one of his next projects would be producing a series of podcasts with Noel Gallagher.

He also paid tribute to girlfriend Katy Perry who wore a sexy West Ham strip with his nickname Rusty on the back at the MTV Europe Music Awards.